WHEN TO USE WHICH IN A DEFINITE CLAUSE AND WHEN TO USE THAT TO LEAD

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First of all, the general restrictive definite clause, that when connected, the antecedent can be either a person or a thing. The antecedent of the definite clause guided by which can usually only be a thing.

In addition, in a non-restrictive definite clause, only which can be used, not that.

Finally, there are many special cases that can only be guided with that. 1.People add things as antecedents.

2.Antecedents are adjectives superlative, or are modified.

3.Ordinal numbers, ibid.

Generally, the comma is followed by which, if there is no comma and it is a complete sentence, you can use that, but there are special cases, if the word that already exists in front, then the subsequent definite clause can only use which.

The difference between the guiding words of the definite clause that and which is is that the meaning is different, the usage is different, and the emphasis is different.

First, the meaning is different.

1. That: After being used for certain verbs, adjectives and nouns, it leads to a clause, that, that.

2. which: which one, which one, (clearly refers to the thing)....of the one.

Second, the usage is different.

1. That: That can be omitted when used as a relative pronoun in the following cases, when the restrictive definite clause is used as an object in the clause, when it is used as the subject before the there be structure, when it is used as a predicative, and when there is an insertion between the definite clause and the antecedent.

2. which: which is used as a relative pronoun, which can guide a restrictive definite clause or a non-restrictive definite clause, and when guiding a non-restrictive definite clause, which can use the entire main clause as its preceding word, which is equivalent to and that, and sometimes can also lead an infinitive phrase clause.

Third, the focus is different.

1. that: That can refer to people and things.

2. which: which generally refers to things.

Only when that can be used:

1 When the antecedent is a pronoun such as everything, anything, nothing (except something), all, none, few, little, some, or when the antecedent is modified by a pronoun such as every, any, all, some, no, little, few, much, etc. When the antecedent refers to a person, the relative pronoun who can occasionally be used.

2 When the antecedent is modified by an ordinal numeral.

3 When the antecedent is modified by the adjective superlative.

4 When the antecedent is modified by the very, the only.

5 When the antecedent is preceded by interrogative pronouns such as who, which.

6 When the antecedent is man and animal or man and thing.

Only when using which:

1) When there is a preposition in front of a relational word, which is often used to refer to the object.

2) When non-restrictive definite clauses refer to things, which is often used.

3) If the antecedent itself is that, use only which.

4) There is also a special usage of which can lead the clause to modify the entire main clause that precedes it, replacing the whole concept or part of the concept represented by the main clause. In this kind of clause, which can be used as the subject, or as the object or predicate, most of the time the meaning is similar to and this.

that: 1, that is only used in the restrictive definite clause, the non-restrictive definite clause does not use that, the preposition does not use that, the restrictive definite clause is used, which and that can generally be used in substitutes. Which and what, one is a relative pronoun and the other is a relative adverb.

If the sentence of the clause is complete, then the relative adverb should be used, and the relative pronoun is generally used as the object of the clause if it is incomplete. In non-restrictive definite clauses, it is advisable to use only which, not that. There is generally a trick, if there is a comma in front of it, it is generally used whichwhere is used as a place adverbial in the sentence to refer to the place.

In the definite clause, when is that used instead of who and which? Keep these 3 scenarios in mind.